Robert Bales and the Afghan villager shootings – in pictures

The US army has named Robert Bales as American soldier suspected of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar province. Bales is being held in solitary confinement at Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas. His lawyer has described Bales as a decorated soldier who had been wounded on multiple tours of duty in Iraq, and said the shooting took place the day after Bales saw a comrade's leg blown off